2023-24 NBA Bric-a-Brac (Week 18)

Firings

Nets fire Head Coach Jacques Vaughn; Kevin Ollie named interim coach

Well, hard to say that Vaughn was the problem with this team but no one seems to mind that he's gone, so maybe this is a step up. Can Ollie hold the job? I doubt it, but he's got a chance to win over the locker room, if he can get something out of Denis Shroeder then maybe they close strong. 

Contract Extension

Mike Conley (Wolves) signed 2yr/$21m

Conley has been the right guy for this team, this is a great deal. 

Waivings

Lester Quinones (Warriors), Malcolm Cazelon (Pistons), Aleksej Pokusevski (Thunder), Zhaire Smith (Cavs), Stanley Umude (Pistons), Jacob Gilyard (Grizzlies), 

Alas, Poku, we hardly knew ye. Hey, man, I've long thought that if that guy could knock down a 20 footer he could still be a baller. 

10 Day Contracts

Darius Bazley (Sixers), Marques Boldin (Hornets), Jacob Toppin (Knicks), DJ Carton (Raptors), DaQuan Jeffries (Knicks), Jalen Crutcher (Pelicans), Justin Jackson (Wolves), Justin Champagnie (Wizards) 

Did you see Toppin's audition for the dunk contest? Impressive. Then again, I watched him at Kentucky and....well...good athlete, good ball handler, decent rebounder, don't see him being of much use to an NBA roster, though.

Signed for the Rest of the Season

Thadeus Young (Suns), Onuralp Bitim (Bulls)

The Suns need the position that Young plays, not sure he's the one, though.

2-way Contracts

Pete Nance (Cavs), Ryan Rollins (Bucks), Jaylen Martin (Nets), Malcolm Hill (Pelicans), Pat Spencer (Warriors), Ashton Hagans (Blazers), Buddy Boeheim (Pistons), Tosan Evbuomwan (Pistons), Jordan Goodwin (Grizzlies), Andrew Funk (Bulls)

I dunno, we'll see.